NGC 5662
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| NGC 5662 (from Stellarium ) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | centaur |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 14 h 35 m 37.6 s |
| declination | -56 ° 37 ′ 05 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | II3m |
| Angular expansion | 30.0 ' |
| Number of stars | 80 |
| Brightest star | HD 127753 mag |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Milky Way |
| distance | 2200 ly (666 pc ) |
| Dimensions | 300 M ☉ |
| diameter | 19 ly |
| Age | 80 million years |
| history | |
| Discovered by | Nicolas Louis de Lacaille |
| Discovery time | 1751 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5662 • C 1431-563 • OCl 928 • Mel 127 • Cr 284 • ESO 175-SC010 • GC 3922 • h 3573 • | |
NGC 5662 is a Type II3m Open Star Cluster in the constellation Centaur in the southern sky . The relatively loose and scattered cluster has an apparent diameter of 29 arc minutes and an apparent magnitude of 5.5 mag. It is around 2,300 light years away from the solar system and has a diameter of around 19 light years . It has about 80 stars and is estimated to be 80 million years old. The brightest cluster window is the K3 giant HD 127753 in the northern cluster area, it shines with an apparent brightness of 7.1 mag.
The object was discovered in 1751 by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille .
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ a b SEDS : NGC 5662
- ↑ WEBDA page on NGC 5662
- ↑ Stars and Space June 2012 p. 68
- ↑ Seligman